IS the old rumor true?

[MEDiphone]

that these iphones are super cool but the phone part is sort of weak?

the ? I have is about the handset volume. i find myself unable to hear the other person on the line if I am not in a quiet area. I was in my truck and then wholefoods the other day and it was hard to hear. Are you guys volume's sort of weak both speaker and normal phone mode? I do have a case on there, I have to take it off and see if it makes it any better....

thoughts? Should I got to the apple store and compare to make sure it is not the phone?
I hate having to strain to hear the other caller...
cheers

 

[PNutts]

Yes, definitely take it to the store for comparison. I think the volume on mine is OK and my first concert was KISS. Because the phone is flat there isn't a good way to validate the position on your ear. I found that moving the phone a little bit made a huge difference.

 

[itommyboy]

Yeah weakest part of the iPhone - all of the iPhones - is the crappy phone and often times crappy reception. Especially if your AT&T. It's easily overlooked if you don't really need it to be a phone!

 

[Ntombi]

Yes, definitely take it to the store for comparison. I think the volume on mine is OK and my first concert was KISS. Because the phone is flat there isn't a good way to validate the position on your ear. I found that moving the phone a little bit made a huge difference.

Agree. I find myself having to turn it down when I'm holding it right.

 

[BrownManUPS]

Yeah, I'd recommend using those headphones for longer calls. Apple makes the nicer 70.00 ones that actually have volume control working on the new iPhones...For shorter phone calls, just move around a bit.

Speakerphone unfortunately drains the battery much faster.